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Shaw's story is rife with such 'beyond opinions', as an Anglo-Irish Protestant, a Dubliner in London, and a socialist living in the aftermath of the industrial revolution. In one sense, as a Protestant choosing to live in London, he is a John Bull, yet he remains Irish - an Irish... Read Full Overview

John Bull's Other Island is a comedy about Ireland, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1904. Shaw himself was born in Dublin, yet this is one of only two plays of his where he thematically returned to his homeland, the other being O'Flaherty V.C. The play was highly successful... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...h his thumb, and glances through them, flinging the envelopes about the floor with reckless untidiness whilst he talks to the valet.BROADBENT calling] Hodson.HODSON in the bedroom] Yes sir.BROADBENT. Don't unpack. Just take out the things I've worn; and put... Read Full Overview

John Bull's Other Island is a comedy about Ireland, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1904. Shaw himself was born in Dublin, yet this is one of only two plays of his where he thematically returned to his homeland, the other being O'Flaherty V.C.

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. Born in Dublin, he moved to London when he turned twenty. Having rejected formal schooling, he educated himself by independent study in the reading room of the British Museum;... Read Full Overview

john bulls other island From George Bernard Shaw

""John Bull's Other Island"" is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in 1904. The play is a satirical comedy that explores the cultural differences between Ireland and England through the eyes of two Irishmen, Broadbent and Doyle, who travel to London to seek... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped... Read Full Overview

Can you ever really go home again? What if you bring a friend - and he is welcomed like a favorite son? In this comedy by the masterful George Bernard Shaw, Larry Doyle is a successful engineer in London who returns to his birthplace in Ireland for a business deal. His partner,... Read Full Overview

John Bull's Other Island is a play written by the famous Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, and was first performed in 1904. The play is a political satire that explores the relationship between Ireland and England during the early 20th century, when Ireland was still under... Read Full Overview

Great George Street, Westminster, is the address of Doyle and Broadbent, civil engineers. On the threshold one reads that the firm consists of Mr Lawrence Doyle and Mr Thomas Broadbent, and that their rooms are on the first floor. Most of their rooms are private; for the partners,... Read Full Overview

John Bull's Other Island is a comedy about Ireland, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1904. Shaw himself was born in Dublin, yet this is one of only two plays of his where he thematically returned to his homeland, the other being O'Flaherty V.C.. The play was highly successful... Read Full Overview